Podquisition 381: Take a Deep Breath (Patreon)

No gods, no underwater masters

Games we played this week include:
Pokémon: The Trading Card Game (11:10)
Roombo First Blood (17:40)
House of the Dead Remake (19:55)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (28:30)
Skul: The Hero Slayer (30:50)
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (32:05)
Tearaway (39:30)
Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon (49:10)

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News things talked about in this episode:
California Governor alleged to have interfered in DEFH suit against Activision Blizzard (52:40)
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…-activision-suit

Activision-Blizzard pay bump for QA feels oddly like a union busting tactic (58:10)
www.theverge.com/2022/4/7/2301503…0-dollars-hourly

ABK workers walk out over company changes to vaccine policy (1:05:35)
www.polygon.com/23010343/activisi…emands-abetterabk

Bungie announces remote work for most current and future roles (1:08:25)
kotaku.com/bungie-remote-work-…sony-off-1848785738

Twitch pulled paid Boost Train feature after users landed porn on the home page (1:10:45)
www.pcgamer.com/uk/twitch-halts-p…n-the-front-page/

The Quarry will have a low-interactivity “movie mode” that skips all the gameplay (1:14:00)
www.pcgamer.com/the-quarry-has-a-…ad-of-playing-it/